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American Kestrel in Brooklyn

Last weekend, I visited a park in New York City for the first time – Marine Park in Brooklyn. This park features fields and a salt marsh that provides habitat to a variety of birds. The bird that welcomed me happens to be my favorite little bird of prey – the American Kestrel. I was able to walk up close enough to finally get some decent photos of this beautiful bird.

American Kestrel perched on top of a tree

Later on in the day, he was hovering over the fields in search of dinner. I only grabbed a couple of decent photos of this since the sun position was not ideal and he was facing away from us. Still, I was happy to get a few shots of it hunting.

Kestrel hovering with Brooklyn in the background

I am still working my way toward getting even better photos of this little bird. For now, these will do just fine in my collection.